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Table Tennis takes centre stage in Dubai
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2/12/2025
Table Tennis takes centre stage in Dubai.Ping Pong Dubai leads efforts to promote table tennis among the masses in Dubai.
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Table tennis, also known as ping pong, is enjoying a much-deserved time in the spotlight
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in the UAE as residents look for more indoor activities to enjoy in the summer months.
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It is easy to play and also serves as a great social outlet, which is why residents of different
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nationalities and from different walks of life are playing the sport.
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I think playing table tennis will help me hone my skills and get fit again.
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Two or four players can play at a time.
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Players hit a lightweight ball back and forth across a table using a small paddle.
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Ping Pong Dubai is a group in Dubai that is promoting the sport.
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It is a non-profit initiative between the UA Table Tennis Association, Dubai Sports
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Council and Falcon and Associates.
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The UAE has also tied up with table tennis superpower China to popularize the game in
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the country.
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You can find many talented players here and also we are happy to see many young players
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here.
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They are very talented and they are hard-working.
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We are trying to teach them and encourage them to also become international players
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and compete at the international level with the top players around the world.
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Ping Pong Dubai officially got underway in June 2013 at Dubai Sports World.
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Thousands of players from novice to expert have benefited from the program's free-to-use
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tables and have participated in its tournaments.
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The group has set up 12 tables that are free-to-use at Dubai Sports World inside the Dubai World
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Trade Center.
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There are also free lessons.
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We have five academies in the UAE.
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They can join with us.
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They can try to play, especially this game.
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They can play from young players to old players.
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They can play in the company, they can play at home, they can play in the school.
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It's a very famous game now.
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The group aims to encourage people from all walks of life to pick up a paddle and be more
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physically active.
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It will also be organizing table tennis events in various communities.
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Table tennis has many well-known health benefits, which makes it a great form of physical exercise.
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We take players from young for five years.
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In the beginning, we have to teach him techniques.
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It's very important to teach him techniques to improve.
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It's very important to teach him how to play forehand and backhand, and chop backhand,
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chop forehand.
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It is most important, and they know they have to play, they know technique correct.
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They can improve very fast, and we have to focus on them from the beginning.
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We have to be patient, we have to concentrate.
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This sport is very difficult for hand and eye coordination.
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You need to also have fast reaction.
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You have to take fast decision within one second.
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You have to be very flexible, you have to be very fast, you have to take always the
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correct position for every single rally, every single ball that you play.
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As an easy-to-learn sport with a rich tradition, table tennis appeals to a large across section
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of the society, regardless of age, ability or fitness.
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Irish Eden Galeazza for Golf News.
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